Personality

Question 1

Hollander approach to interactionist theory

Answer 1

Personality is made of three factors
1 - The core of the performer - values / beliefs of the individual
2- Typical response - the use of inherent traits displayed to specific situations.
3 - Role related behaviour - performer may adapt to adopt very specific role when the situation demands

Question 2

Lewin approach for interactionist theory

Answer 2

A theory which combines trait (nature) and social learning (nurture) to predict specific situation

behaviour = situation - F (Personality x Environment)

This suggest that behaviour is a function of personality and environment.

Question 3

Credulous Approach

Answer 3

You believe the theories (Lewin and Hollander) that personality plays a part in predicting behaviour.

Question 4

Sceptical approach

Answer 4

You don’t believe the theories (Lewin and Hollander). You doubt that personality can predict your behaviour.

Question 5

Trait Theory

Answer 5

The belief that you are born with characteristics.

Question 6

The social learning approach

Answer 6

Suggested behaviour is learned from significant others by socialisation. e.g. from your parents and social interactions as a child.

Question 7

What is socialisation

What are the two types

Answer 7

Developing personality traits by associating and learning form others.

Primary - from our family and parents
Secondary - Schools, media, external factors

Question 8

Vicarious Learning

Answer 8

Lost known as observational learning, occurs when a person is motivated to learn by watching someone else work and be rewarded.

E.g. watching someone winning an Olympic medal

Question 9

What are the 3 personality theories

Answer 9

1) The social learning approach
2) The Hollander approach to the interactionist theory
3) The Lewin approach to the interactionist theory

Question 10

Def of attitude

Answer 10

Ideas charged with emotion that produces specific behaviour or a specific situation.

Also referred to a mental and neural state of readiness towards an attitude object.

Question 11

Socialisation

Answer 11

Process where cultural values are learnt by associating with others

Question 12

Parts of the Triassic model

Answer 12

1 - Cognitive - your beliefs and thoughts e.g. belief in exercise benefits
2 - Affective - your feelings or emotional responses e.g. enjoying training
3 - Behavioural - your actions or intended behaviour e.g. training three times a week

Question 13

Attitudes can be positive or negative

List ways that positive attitudes are made.

Answer 13

• familiarisation
• learned from role models
• learned by enjoyable experiences
• learned from beliefs
• learned by conditional behaviour

Question 14

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 14

A challenge to existing beliefs causing disharmony in and individual and a motivation to change attitudes

Question 15

Persuasive communication

Answer 15

• you can be talked around but it is hard if the core beliefs are stable making people resilient to change.
• new information should outweigh